Island Drug Podcast

The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway on the palm side of your wrist made up of bones and ligaments. The median nerve which controls the sensation and use of the thumb and first three fingers runs though this passageway. When it is pinched or compressed by swelling the result is numbness, weakness or pain in the hand. Please click here to download accompanying text; http://islanddrug.com/podcasts/carpaltunnel.pdf